Michela Mariani – University of Melbourne The landscape of Tasmania has been shaped by thousands of years of Aboriginal burning practices, researchers at the University of Melbourne have found. Climate change, bushfires and human activities threaten a variety of ecosystems worldwide. For instance, Tasmanian rainforests and moorlands are in danger of severe reduction and extinction…
A changing, less nutritious menu for Southern Ocean marine life could reduce the seafood appearing on the dinner plates of people around the world, according to Tasmanian scientists. Blooms of a gelatinous plankton, known as salp, have been identified in waters south of 60°S, in the Indian Sector of the Southern Ocean, by researcher Paige…
A shortage of oxygen, increased by water stress, could lead to grape cells dying, according to researchers from the ARC Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production. “This new knowledge can help us better understand berry ripening and potentially help to select hardier plant varieties, adapting grape cultivation to a warmer and drier climate,” says study…
Complex problems such as climate change, terrorism, and poverty do not respond to simple solutions. Now, a researcher from the University of South Australia has created a tool to help communities and governments better address some of the world’s toughest challenges. “Wicked problems don’t have clean cause and effect solutions,” says Sharon Zivkovic, the researcher…
NOMINATIONS NOW CLOSED
We’ve had a fantastic response to Fresh Science with 178 nominations from around the country. Thank you to everyone who applied. Judging is in progress. watch this space…
Fresh Science is a national competition helping early career researchers find, and then share, their stories of discovery.
The program takes up-and-coming researchers with no media experience and turns them into spokespeople for science, giving them a taste of life in the limelight, with a day of media training and a public event in their home state.
Events will run across the country in October and November in states where we secure the funding.
In 2021, events are confirmed for VIC, NSW and QLD. We are still working on the final sponsorships to lock in events for SA and WA.
If your nomination is successful and we have not secured funding for an event in your home state, you will be invited to attend one of the other state events if you can cover your costs (we can help by writing to your DVCR). For VIC, NSW and QLD, ten researchers will be selected to participate in their state event.
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